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Blogs > dinty3 > It's in the book


dinty3 80M
532 posts
2/2/2013 7:15 am
The Hunt for New Furniture and short people

The time has come to purchase new living room furniture and it all comes down to two major anthropometrics measurements, Bum to Knee length and seated height.

It seems that the majority of furniture is made for what the industry considers the average person 5ft 6in to 6ft 2in.

In this height range the bum to knee length (seat area) is greater than 22in but less that 26.5 and the seated height is 33.5 to 38.8in. What I need is a seat area around 20in and back height of 32in.

The back height is not as critical as the seat area. If the seat is to long, then my legs will bend over the front of the seat pulling the body forward and leaving a gap between the lower back and the seat back. Very uncomfortable. Add padding and I tend to slide out of the chair. Oh well, now it is off to the stores and a lot of sitting in furniture seats. As a bonus, it would be nice to find one that lets me sit comfortable AND let my feet touch the floor.

spiritwoman45

2/2/2013 10:16 am

 It works the same for people larger than standard sized as well. My husband was 6'6". We used to go to the car show annually to "try on" the new models so w would know what to look for if we needed to replace a car quickly.

As for furniture - definitely LazyBoy. They have a variety of sizes. We used to have his and hers recliners to accommodate our different size needs. .
Spiritwoman ^i^


dinty3 replies on 2/2/2013 2:42 pm:
Oh yes. I have seen drivers who's eyes are level with the steering wheel, often wonder if they can really see the road. I have yet to see a driver with their head out the sun/moon roof, but have noticed a few who have had little to no head room, ouch when they hit a bump in the road.

honeycup12 83F
886 posts
2/2/2013 9:39 am

 yes lazy boy and you have an Ashley Furniture they have some. I have the same problem.


dinty3 replies on 2/2/2013 2:04 pm:
We were at the Lazy-Boy store and priced items, then we found the same Lazy-Boy items at Leon's and Ashley' for just over half the price. You would think the price would be lower at the outlet store.



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